
I know few of my recent posts have been from the dessert department, but what can I do when I have requests from the husband. Carrot Halwa has been one of them, and I finally got to it this weekend. I have known this dessert to be something that families whip up for special events like a birthday or anniversary, I am guessing its not a common dessert because of all the grating. The muscles in my right arm got an amazing workout grating the carrots. The ingredients are pretty basic, so if you have a grater you should be able to do this! 🙂
I have provided measurements but the truth is I so did not follow this hahaha … Eye-balling is the way to go these days!
I know few of my recent posts have been from the dessert department, but what can I do when I have requests from the husband. Carrot Halwa has been one of them, and I finally got to it this weekend. I have known this dessert to be something that families whip up for special events like a birthday or anniversary, I am guessing its not a common dessert because of all the grating. The muscles in my right arm got an amazing workout grating the carrots. The ingredients are pretty basic, so if you have a grater you should be able to do this! 🙂
Ingredients
Steps
- Start by grating the carrots. I grated it fine so I had thin small strands, I don’t like them grated big. I was listening to a technical conversation between K and someone at home, so the distraction helped ease the pain with the continous grating. Heat a pot and melt the ghee. I know ghee is not the healthiest thing available but that is what gives the AROMA (which is VITAL!!!!!)
- Add the carrots and let it cook until it gets soft and the smell changes. It goes from raw to nice smelling carrots that have been cooked in ghee
- Next goes in the milk and allow it to cook until the milk is absorbed. Should take 15mins. Add the sugar and the cardamom and allow it cook
- It should thicken up after a little while! I tossed in the raisins and cashews that I broke into small pieces. You can also add Pisatchios if you like
- Serve this just as it is, or with some vanilla ice-cream on the side. If you have some left-overs, warm it in the micro before you serve it!
I just love carrot desserts. My mouth is watering just reading this recipe! I will try to make it!